What is CVE-2026-63693?

CVE-2026-63693 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Area-51 Aat2265, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2026-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-63693?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Alienware Area-51 Aat2265

CVE-2026-63693

Dell Client BIOS contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary Write

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Alienware Area-51 Aat2265
Dell Alienware Area 51m R2
Dell Alienware Aurora R13
Dell Alienware Aurora R15
Dell Alienware Aurora R15 Amd
Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14
Dell Alienware M15 R3
Dell Alienware M15 R4
Dell Alienware M17 R3
Dell Alienware M17 R4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-379 — Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-63693?: CVE-2026-63693 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Area-51 Aat2265, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2026-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-63693?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.